Mounting or adapting tractors to drill rigs



W. W. HENRY MOUNTING OR ADAPTING TRACTORS TO DRILL RIGS July 6 1926.

Filed Jan. 2, 1926 4 sheets-sheet 1 YINVENTOR. M Hen/ 7 A TTORNEYS.

-. w. w. HENR-WL MOUNTING 0R ADAPTiNG TRACTO R S To R IGS Filed Jan. 2,

1925 4 Sheets-Sheet a I INVENIOR.

A 144144176017. BY fi (@QPQ ATTORNEYS July 6,1 26, *1,591,3sz

w. w. HENRY MOUNTING OR ADAPTING TRACTOR-S TOD-HILL RIGs Filed Jan. 2, 1926 Q 4 Sheets-Sheet 5',

INVENTORQ A TTORNEYS.

July 6 1926.

. w. w. HENRY MOUN ING OR ADAPTING TRAGTORS TO DRILL RIGS Filed Jan. 2, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. /4( I44 Hen/7 -BY ATTORNEYS.

- Patented July 6, 1926.

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' Ap plication filed January This invention relates tomounting or adapting a' tractor to a drill rig. The-object of the invention ,is the provision of simple and efficient means for couplingup amoto'r or engine to a drill rig.

Another object of the invention is thereonstruction of a simple .and efficient frame which includes meansforreceiving an (at gine or motor, together with means'for oper-- v V out in the appended "claims.

In the drawings: I Figure 1 1s a v1ew.1n 'side elevation ofan apparatus constructed 1n accordance. wlth 1 the present invention, while Figure 2 is atop plan view of-the same. i

'Figure'3 is a viewginfront elevation of the apparatus.

Figure 4: is a sectional view taken on line 45%, Figure 2, and looking in the direction I I cured to shaft 22. Shaft 22 is mounted upon "ofthearrows. v I

Figure 5. is a fragmentary perspective view'of the gear shifting device.

Figure 6 is a sectional view of the stuffing f 1 box forthe transverse driving shaft.

Referring to the drawings, bynumerals,

I 1 designates the frame which'is mounted in any conventional way upon wheels, andthis frame includes front vertical standards '2;

rear vertical standards 3; central vertical.

standards 4 and intermediate vertical standards 5.! A pair of horizontal, longitudinally ektending beams 6 connect the tops of sta-ndards' 3 and and are secured at their inner their'upper ends to standards 7 and these braces are also fastened to beams 6, central standard 4 and the basepart of the framel,

brackets9; these brackets 9 have their upper ends extending o11tward1y,up on which is detachably mounted the inclined braces, 10 of the derrick: structure.. hereinafter de retired; Bracing rods 11 are Moun'rrive on nrar'rrnernaorons T0 DRIL; nres.

2,1926. Sena No. 'Z 9, 014.

PATE T end, in. any suitable manner, to central standards 4and at'their opposite ends. are

secured. to; plates 12' which plates are fastened to the top .of:standards 7 In the" compartment A formed ,upon; the frame between the base thereof and stand 'ards 3 andv 5 and beams 6 ,is,positionedthe motor 13. This motor orengine canibe of the outer end of section-16jagainst the pack-V I ing therein, and mounted-uponshaft Hand surrounding the outer endof'section 16 is-a w threaded cap 18'which screws upon section 16., as clearly shown in Figure 6.-

The driving shaft la isprovided with a sprocket wheel 19 around which is positioned sprocket chain 20, ,and this sprocket chain 20 is also passed around sprocket wheel 21, which sprocket wheel isfixedly se-' the frame-in any ordinary manner, and secured to shaft .22 is sprocket wheel 23. Mounted upon sprocket wheel 23is sprocket chain-24,.whichchain 24 is mountedupon' sprocket-wheel 25,- and this sprocket wheel 25 is secured to shaft 26 (Fig.2). Shaft 26 carries at'its ends,*cogs-27, whichcogs mesh with the 1 gears 28 that are attached to the tractor wheel 29, whereby'the entire apparatus can be driven over the ground .by the motor mounted on the frame. 1

*At' the front ofthe frame is a throttle pulley wheel 30 around which passes throttle cable 31. The ends of throttle cable 31 are connected to the manipulating device 3220f the carburetor '33- (Fig. 4), sot-hat at the front of themachine the controlof the carburetor orthe thr ottli'ng of the motor can be accurately obtained. Y

. Hand; operated lever 34 is pivotally mounted upon the frame ,at 35 (Fig. and the upper end of this lever .35 is connected to link 36, which link 3 i 'pivotallyseonheated to bell; crank lever 37 ,andthis' b'ell crank lever is piv tally" connected to. l irili-38, manna ea ie a, as eemieetaawarai ea The arm 39 is fixedly secured to gearrod 40, and-therear el'lidy-Of gearerogd' 40 is connected in any ordinary manner to-the gear shifting means ll of the motor 13, whereby the operator can obtain three speeds, forward and one reverse for drill tools' and for transporting the rig. I "1 g I provide a clutch lever 42 that is pivotally mounted at 43 upon the-frameand the upper end, of the'lever42 is pivotally connected at e ltother-outer end of clutch rod-45; I Theinnerend of clutch rod L5 is 'p-ivotally' connected to transverse clutch rod 46,(Fig, 2) and-on'thisro'd 46'is a clutch pedal 47. Suitable means 48 connect rod 4-6 and the clutch mechanism of motor 13 whereby when the operator manipulates the 'c'lutchlever 4-2 or-clutch pedal 47 the clutch 'ofthe motor willbe operated forthe desired "purpose and in-the usual manner; "It Will,

{there-fore, be 'seen thatI have provided atthe iforward end 'ofthe apparatus, simple and eliicient means 'for controllmg'the throttle .of-the motor, its gear shift, and also the clutch thereof. a

The fderrick device comprises two main uprights lQ-that are hingedly mounted at 't O'--upon the upper ends of the'forward' standards 2, whereby these; uprights 49 can berfolded 'down upon the frame as shown "indotted lines (Fig, -1) when it .is desired 'tofha-ve the apparatus travel; from one place to another. The braces '10- are provided-at {their upper ;ends with plates 51, and these plates 51- are detachably; fastened *at' 52' to the sides of the uprights 49, 'Bydetaching the -1ola' tes 51'; from the uprights 9, the braces caii-belai'd down on the frame as shown in dotted linesF-igure 1. Each brace 10 is providekil ,with a plurality of apertures-"53,

through which any suitable fasteningmeans --mayfbe placed for adjustably mounting the braces upon" the upper "6116. of the angle brackets 9. A pulley-wheel 5 4 is mounted HPODE brackets 55 (Fig. 3 and these brackets 55 are secured-to across piece 56; cross piece 56 is *fastened to the upper ends of uprights 49. Passing over or partly around 7 phlley=54 isvdr-illcab'le- 57 ;-.the outerend of cable 57 is fastened to cl-rill-roid 58a "Cable j57 'ispassed' under pulley 59; pulley 59 is -jou'rnal'led upon transverse piece 60, which piece "60 is "secured to the'top of beams '61.

"'Th'ese ibeams 61 are a part-of the oscillating devicewhich oscillates or swings ;u'ponthe ,-'pivot shaft 62* foroperating the drill rod' 58,

"giving a rec-iprocal'; movement to thero'd. Cable, 57 also passes over--pul'ley 63, carried by" shaft 62, and the "cable; is wound-around *drum 64, in an ordinary manner. Pitma'n rods 65 arepivotally connected at th'irupper ends; to the under face" of; theoscillating beams 61, and the lower end of one-of-these rods (Fig. ;3') is pivot-ally connectedtdthe rotatablearm 66, which arm '66 issuitably connected to ordinary gear for operating the same. The other pitman rod 65.,1at the i'ight'side of the machine (Fig. is connected to a lug or stub shaft 67 ongear 68,

whereby [an oscillating. .or swinging move ment, in a vertical plane, of beams 61 is ac.-

drill'rod 58. V i 7 r A drill toolLlifting cable 69 is provided, which is wound around drum 70 and this drumTO -is rotated, when desired, in any: or-.

dinary manner for permitting cable 69; to be used to lift the drill rod or drilling tools as desired.

On the driving shaft l4 belt wheel thatca-n be umd for any kind; of worksuch as inoperating a pump. I

"The belt '12 is utilized on belt W heels=73 and '74 for driving the shaft. 75: upon which,

is mounted saiddrum '70. Y It is to be understood fromithe foregoing that I have invented a strongand efficient frame structure that supports'thei motor or engine, preferably one coinmonly gknownas the Fordson tractor, and: my-frame iszfurnished with means for efficiently, connecting the, motor or engine to .a drill rig? The operator of the apparatus.stands (or he is positioned) 'near -thestandards 21in convenient reach of the' operating l evers of the-gear and clutch mechanisms, as -well as complished forgrai sing and lowering the so c within reach of the throttle -cab1ee3:1',-.where by the entire apparatus is efficientlylumder the control of -on'e operator. I 1

It is-also to be understood that the driving shaft 14 is suitably connectedto-tthe transmission of an ordinary motor. Thissha'ft 14-. enables the drive-to 'be-maderf-rom the rear of amotor, with the motorin transverse position upon the frame, the, shaft 8X- tending a considerable distancebeyond one side of the framejfor moreefiicient'ly accommodating the-hook upwith the other elements of the drilling apparatus. v

lVhile I have described the'preferred embodiment of- -my invention and illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings,'certain minor changes or alterations may ap-' the combination of a wheeledtractor frame including a plurality of contiguous uprights,

horizontal beams fastened tothegtop of said uprights, said uprights and horizontal beams forming a compartmenton said :frame, a

motor in said-compartment betweensome a of saiduprights and provided witha shaft pro ect-mg beyond one side'of theframe,

and means connectedto said shaft beyond V the side of the frame for either operating the tractor wheels or drilling means carried at the front ofsaid frame;

2. In an apparatus of the class described,

the comloination of a'wheeled tractorframe provided with sets of uprights at the rear end thereof,'said uprights producing amotor 7 receiying compartment upon said frame, a

motor on said frame between the sets of uprights" within said compartment, "drilling means on the forward end of said frame, and

tor may e manipulated for frame over the ground.

3. In an apparatus of the class described,

7 I the combination of a frame provided with forward standards and with centralstandards, a pairjof "substantially horizontal V beams pivotally mounted at their inner ends upon said central standards,'a pulley supportedupon saidvforward standards, a trans verse piece on said beams, a. pulley sup ported upon saidtransverse piece, a'pulley contiguous to the inner ends of said beams and said central standards, a drum carried bysaid frame, a drilling tool contiguous to said forward standards, a cable fastened to said drilling tool and passing partly around all of said pulleys and Wound upon said-v drum, and means for raising and lowering the outer ends of said beams for operating said drilling tool through saidcable.

4,111 an apparatus of the class described,

tened to said horizontal beams, brackets fasjtened to said short standards, plates secured" Y to the top of said Ishort standards, brace rods secured at one end to said plates "and at their opposite ends to some of said stand-j L the combination with a-frame, of standards on said frame, 7 horizontal beams connecting some of said standards, short standardsfas ards, hing'edly mounted uprights onsome of said standards, and adjustable braces connected to said hingedly mounted uprights and to said brackets.

Intestimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

WILBUR AL'rERsou HENRY? 

